Integrating mental health in primary health care package

Introduction

Mental, neurological and substance use disorders are extremely common, though they are often hidden from sight. In every 10 people, there is one who is suffering from a mental health condition. This directly affects one in four families globally. Mental health conditions have become an even more pressing concern for most countries of the Eastern Mediterranean, because this region has faced an unprecedented number of humanitarian crises. Trauma, isolation, displacement, loss and poverty generate a surge in psychosocial need and disruption of existing health systems.

The good news is that effective treatments are available and affordable, but until now there is a huge treatment gap, leaving the majority of people with mental health conditions to suffer distress and disability without treatment; and placing an ongoing burden on their families and society.

Our challenge is to develop health systems that deliver accessible cost-effective treatment available to all those who need it – universal health coverage for priority mental health interventions.

Integrating mental health in primary health care: part 1. the context for integration of mental health services in primary health care

Integrating mental health in primary health care: part 2. guide to assessing health system preparedness for mental health service integration in primary health care

Integrating mental health in primary health care package

Introduction

Integrating mental health in primary health care: part 1. the context for integration of mental health services in primary health care

Integrating mental health in primary health care: part 2. guide to assessing health system preparedness for mental health service integration in primary health care

Integrating mental health in primary health care: part 3. toolkit for integration of mental health in primary health care

Integrating mental health in primary health care: part 4. toolkit for monitoring and evaluation

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